Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kennedy, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, except as to Part IV. Roberts, C. J., and Scalia and Alito, JJ., joined that opinion in full, and Thomas, J., joined as to all but Part IV. Roberts, C. J., and Alito, J., filed concurring opinions. Breyer, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Ginsburg, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined.

May 4 2012

JUDGMENT ISSUED.

May 22 2012

Record returned to U.S.C.A. for the Third Circuit - 1 envelope.

~~Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~Address~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~Phone~~~

Attorneys for Petitioner:

Susan Chana Lask

244 Fifth Avenue

(212)-358-5762

Counsel of Record

Suite 2369

New York, NY 10001

susanlesq@verizon.net

Party name: Albert W. Florence

Thomas C. Goldstein

Goldstein & Russell, P.C.

(202) 362-0636

5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 404

Washington, DC 20015

tg@goldsteinrussell.com

Party name: Albert W. Florence

Attorneys for Respondents:

Carter G. Phillips

Sidley Austin LLP

(202) 736-8270

Counsel of Record

1501 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

cphillips@sidley.com

Party name: Essex County Correctional Facility, et al.

Alfred W. Putnam Jr.

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

(215) 988-2700

Counsel of Record

One Logan Square

Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Alfred.Putnam@dbr.com

Party name: Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, et al.

Alan Ruddy

Assistant Essex County Counsel

(973) 621-5003

Office of the County Counsel

465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

Newark, NJ 07102

aruddy@counsel.essexcountynj.org

Party name: Essex County Correctional Facility, et al.

Other:

Edward L. Barocas

ACLU of New Jersey

(973) 854-7171

P.O. Box 32159

Trenton, NJ 07102

ebarocas@aclu-nj.org

Party name: Former Attorneys General of New Jersey Robert J. Del Tufo, et al.